Paid REU at the University of Minnesota

The Division of Biostatistics at the University of Minnesota will be hosting a 10-week Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), called Equitable Data Science in Adolescent Development. This 10-week REU is a paid, full-time position designed to give undergraduate students hands-on training and research experience in data science, statistical modeling and machine learning, and scientific communication. Topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and their role in data science form the foundations of this program, emphasized early through DEI modules and discussions. Students will analyze data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, the largest longitudinal study on adolescent development in the United States.

Students will receive mentorship and have opportunities for professional and academic development. Topics on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and their role in data science form the foundations of this program, emphasized early through DEI modules and discussions.

Through this program, students may encounter and address questions such as:

1. How do we discover the sources of bias in data?
2. How do we assess the fairness of statistical models?
3. Is it possible to modify existing statistical models to make them more fair?
4. How do we quantify and compare the performance of statistical models across population subgroups?
5. Can we develop de novo statistical models that balance accuracy with equity?

Applications are due January 31, 2025.
More details can be found here: https://www.sph.umn.edu/research/projects/equitable-data-science/#program-details